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i don't think the government will fix health care. they have tried. they are not in a good position. patients can fix health care. they can be empowered based on who performs best. it is the hospitals. hospitals measure their performance and we can make that information public. host: the 25% figure -- is that pretty well accepted, the rate of malpractice or mistakes? guest: i was in denial and angry when i first heard these numbers. i am proud of being a doctor. some studies show is as high as one in three patients. the more we study, the bigger we find the problem to be. think there should be at the mitigation of lawsuits? guest: they are expected complications and part of the procedure consent forms. they occur too frequently. things like people not being told all their options. we need some common-sense malpractice reform for these frivolous claims. 20% to 30% of everything we do are unnecessary -- medications, procedures, taests. 15% of heart stents. these are major studies coming from doctors in those specialties. he should think twice and had a
i don't think the government will fix health care. they have tried. they are not in a good position. patients can fix health care. they can be empowered based on who performs best. it is the hospitals. hospitals measure their performance and we can make that information public. host: the 25% figure -- is that pretty well accepted, the rate of malpractice or mistakes? guest: i was in denial and angry when i first heard these numbers. i am proud of being a doctor. some studies show is as high as...
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if your father is elderly, would he not be any government program like medicare? host: i'm sorry, he is not on the line, but talk about how that works in massachusetts. it is -- is it different than anyplace else in the country? guest: i do not know the particulars of the circumstance, but if you are elderly, the government program for older people is still there. masshealth, and i do not know the particulars, but my understanding is that as for the working poor, the people that have some income, but cannot qualify for medicaid or do not have a private insurer. so, i am not sure. i would have to look into that more. host: thank you. from twitter -- who enforces romney care, a separate agency, or does the tax man take that role? how was it enforced, christine mcconville? guest: it depends. in a nutshell, if you do not have insurance, the state department of revenue figures that out when you file your massachusetts taxes, and a fine you. the state, when they said everybody has to have insurance, created a new quasi- public agency called the massachusetts house conne
if your father is elderly, would he not be any government program like medicare? host: i'm sorry, he is not on the line, but talk about how that works in massachusetts. it is -- is it different than anyplace else in the country? guest: i do not know the particulars of the circumstance, but if you are elderly, the government program for older people is still there. masshealth, and i do not know the particulars, but my understanding is that as for the working poor, the people that have some...
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there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made the right decision not to put american troops in. women have to consider arming the rebels -- we now have to consider arm the rebels. these poor people have lost their home and kids cannot go to school. it is a terrible story. i think the united states has to reconsider the policy of not arming the rebels. host: one viewer wants to hear from you via twitter. guest: they say hindsight is 20/20. i think president bush was a fine person and did a lot of good things for this country. i think the iraq war was a mistake. there weren't weapons of mass destruction at the time. young men and women gav
there has to be in the government. the syrian government is just strong enough to stay in power. they seem to be evenly matched. there doesn't seem to be a clear winner in this war. russia and china are blocking every attempt by the u.n. security council to help the refugees or the rebel alliance or to give a straight message to the dictator in syria. so they are no help. president obama does not want to intervene with troops because it would take too many american troops. i think he is made...
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they did not allow him to govern. what will go on this time, the fair minded republicans will decide that we have not allowed him to govern and they will give him a chance. republicans are going to go out and vote for obama again. i cannot believe i am saying this, but that is what is going to happen. because it's not right. i lost my job in 2008 when this whole thing crashed and i know why it happened. bill clinton said that obama put a bottom to the fall. my fellow american citizens have amnesia. host: thanks for calling. we want to get another call or so. there's a debate tonight on c- span2. a rare debate for chirping. this last debate was in 2002 against a former dukes of hazzard star. this is on c-span2 tonight, televised nationally. we will have that debate at 7:00 live on c-span to. we will have a couple other debates live on c-span starting at 7:00 beginning with massachusetts, the senate race, and the nebraska senate race at 8:00 eastern. avon lake, ohio, democratic caller, kathy. caller: good morning. i am
they did not allow him to govern. what will go on this time, the fair minded republicans will decide that we have not allowed him to govern and they will give him a chance. republicans are going to go out and vote for obama again. i cannot believe i am saying this, but that is what is going to happen. because it's not right. i lost my job in 2008 when this whole thing crashed and i know why it happened. bill clinton said that obama put a bottom to the fall. my fellow american citizens have...
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i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear people like bill oreilly and sean hannity saying ron paul can't win. it every time he gets up to speak he draws a bigger crowds then obama or romney. the motion is amazing. i run into so many people -- you always hear they cannot win. if they could get more coverage other than c-span, c-span are the only people that are fair to third-party people compared to fox or cnn or ms nbc or any of the other ones. i wish more people would watch c-span and educate themselves to receive more votes. host: thank you for the call. one of your saying -- as we said earlier, ross perot sitting down for his
i explained the government as a two party government. that is how i think it should stay. third parties -- they have never made an impact in elections. i do not think they are relevant at all. i want to thank you for letting me get -- this is my first time in years i have gotten on c- span. host: we are glad to hear from me. caller: know, i do not think they are relevant. host: next is shannon from missouri. are you a member of a third party? caller: yes. you get disgruntled with you hear...
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that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there are contractors in afghanistan and other places who are supporting our troops. i do not think anybody thinks they are doing but providing the services that are important and needed. the all-volunteer army is then expensive asset and is supplemented by people who can, and and support the troops. they do it with a variety of skills. sometimes it doesn't make sense to train the uniformed military. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to make three points. the constitution states that congress may tax to provide for the common defense and general welfare o
that sounds like government does create jobs. one way these people could keep these jobs if we could stop using mercenaries all the time in our wars. thank you. about well, i'm not sure the use of the term "mercenary." we think the most fundamental issue is that these kinds of flashing cuts undermine national security. secretary panetta said they will be catastrophic. the term "mercenaries" goes to the issue of people that are not part of our military that also serve. there...
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every $10 from the federal government, local government has to give $1. here is the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said that it was too serious a problem and that they could not expect new york city to rebuild on its own. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said -- look at this devastation, we do not expect you to come up with that money. here is the money to rebuild. we will not wait for you to scratch it together, because you are part of the american family. what is happening down in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? apparently the bullet hasn't been taken now. -- out. tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they do not care about as much. host: we mentioned earlier that this video has been public for a while. it was touted as a brand new video, to be unveiled yesterday, but cbs points out that it has been in the public eye prior to yesterday. sandra, massachusetts, hello. what question would you like to ask that the de
every $10 from the federal government, local government has to give $1. here is the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said that it was too serious a problem and that they could not expect new york city to rebuild on its own. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said -- look at this devastation, we do not expect you to come up with that money. here is the money to rebuild. we will not wait for you to scratch it...
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he is the head of an islamist government, not a jihadist government, but an islamist government led by the muslim brotherhood. he must condemn this and call for international action. at the same time, people in the u.s. are very wary about whether or not he will communicate a style of governance that is zero more in the turkish style where there's a big religious influence within the government but there will also be tolerance for pluralism. i expect he will call for this, but i assume there will be very much on the part of the u.s. and other countries,articularly the western countries, a lot happening in the back rooms to try to stamp this down. it would be disastrous for this to move into a situation. he has already indicated in his interviews that he is going to try to have a new relationship between the united states and egypt. for so long the u.s. supported a strong man. egypt remains strongly dependent on u.s. foreign assistance. so he has to be aware of going too far in the direction of affiliating the u.s. and must make a guarantee that the status quo with a state of israel wil
he is the head of an islamist government, not a jihadist government, but an islamist government led by the muslim brotherhood. he must condemn this and call for international action. at the same time, people in the u.s. are very wary about whether or not he will communicate a style of governance that is zero more in the turkish style where there's a big religious influence within the government but there will also be tolerance for pluralism. i expect he will call for this, but i assume there...
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gary says divided government is best. however, not dysfunctional government. we need people who do government can do things and allow it to do those things. what do you think? caller: honestly, i think divided government is it good, and i do like the fact that there's -- for example, you've got obama, he wants to put forth a socialist agenda. i don't want a socialist agenda. they keep saying we're obstructing. you're darn right we're obstructing. we don't 79 a socialist agenda in united states. that's been tried in europe, and look how bad off they are. it's just a disaster. i don't mind when they call us obstructionists, and i'm proud we're obstructing. i hope we take over all three branches of government. i hope we take over the executive and the legislative in november. host: that's curtis in virginia on our line for republicans. in "the wall street journal," one more item regarding the debates. this is an op-ed from peggy noonan this morning. the debates, this is it, mitt, she writes. host: back to the phones. juan is where we get our next call from. juan
gary says divided government is best. however, not dysfunctional government. we need people who do government can do things and allow it to do those things. what do you think? caller: honestly, i think divided government is it good, and i do like the fact that there's -- for example, you've got obama, he wants to put forth a socialist agenda. i don't want a socialist agenda. they keep saying we're obstructing. you're darn right we're obstructing. we don't 79 a socialist agenda in united states....